Mower attachment for agricultural implements



C. CONLON, DEC'D.

B. comon. ADMINISTRATRIX. MOWER ATTACHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1919.

1,411,00 1 Patented Mar 28, 1922.

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Specification of Letters ateen 28, 1 1 2% lipplicationfiled November 6,1919. Serial llo. 336,204;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it ln ownthat CHARLES CoNLoN, de-' ceased, late a citizen of the United States, and resident of Springfield, L. Lin the county of Queens and State of New York United States oi; America, has invented new and useful improvements in a Mower Attachment for Agricultural Implements, and that i, Bannnna CONLO being duly constituted administratrix of the estate of G mmes Con'LoN, do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of said invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which .it appertainstomake and use the same.

This invention relates to la mower attachment, for agricultural implements and the object thereof is to provide a simple and eflicient attachment of this character which may easily appliedto and removed from the machine in connection with which it is to he used, said machine being designed for use interchangeably with attachments of diiierenthinds. 1

W 1th the foregoing and other ObJBCtSIAH vieiw which willBappear as the description proceeds the invention residesin the combination and arrangement" .01"? parts and-in the dr ails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it belng understood that changes in the precise embodlment'of the invention hereinfdisclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit oft-he'invention.

in the accomp anying drawings .iiigure 1 portion of. the machinein connection with which this improved attachment is to he need, with the attachment shown applied.

Fig 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts orclren out 'andi'n section, and

Fig. 3 showing the construction ofa knife actuat ing means for a mower and taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. v

The attachment constituting this invention is shown adjacent to a portion of a main supporting frame 1, mounted on traction wheels as 2, the axle 4- of which carries between the frame 1 and thewheel 2, braces or a link 3 which is designed to be connected at its front end with one of the side members of the frame structure, its rear end having a swinging or pivoted connection with the axle 4:. Another link 1O is mounted on represents a top planview of a is a fragmentary sectional view.

hetweenthe bearing o flink 3 and i the hub ofgavlieel 241s isshown' clearlyin 155g. 1. and; which. constitutes a portion of the attachment now to be ,described.

shaft 6 is arranged transversely o'f the illit l with one end projecting beyond one of the side inembersot said frame as shown piny lfig. l and onfwhichprojecting,end is mounted transmission casing or bracket structure 10 constituting a portion ofwthe at tachment which will presently be described detail. A gear wheel 7 isjcarriedby shaft and meshes with a pinion 19 carriedwby shaft 8, whichglatterl is jonrnalled inmthe frame 1, said shafts 6 and 8 being parallel with each other, By s0 arrangingthese shafts; and connecting them the turningof shaft 8 which is; accomplished'by. any suitablemeans will operate toiturn shaftG-for actuatingthe attachment in a mannerpresaently-to hedescribedpAs shown a sprocket wheel 2e isfizsed-toshaftB and a chain 25 connects it with a sprocketgear 26011 the axle so thatthe turningof wheels2 will operate the mower attachment.

a The frame; structure .10 which: is fitted on the outstanding end :ofwthe shaft 6 has i a fingerbar support 11 and is connected by a link lOewith the axle 4,said link" being engaged with the support 11- so. that said structurelO is maintained at all times in the proper mounting. p f it i The lower i support or; casting 11 of the structiju-e 10 is adjustable vertically on the arms vofa il-shaped guide 11,the upper ends of the'arms beinglsecuredto the casing '10; while: the lowerends are connectedby a cross bar 11? which operatesasa stop to prevent the accidental detachment i of the support 11. Set screws 11- are shown for holdwink .ing the support in adjusted relation to the -nide 11 adjusting the castingllthe position'. a I. I y To apply the attachment constituting this invention, all that is necessary is to remove fram portions and 11 and has a gear 18 at up er end which meshes ,witha gear 19 on the shaft '6, it will thiis bjf fe'ii that when the shaft 6 is rotated through mechanism turning movement willbe imparted .to the shaft 17. r ,7

An ecc t ic; d skflois ried bye-th lower end of the shaft 17 and a link 21 connects this disk with the "bar 22 of the movab le c utter blade 14 and consequently when shaft 17 is 'iotate'd' the desired reeipi-ocatiol'i ofthe movable'knife will be accomplished so that my; grain, or otherfstanding crops may be eat.

' The link l'Q 'i's shown composed of two telescoping sections adjust'ably' connected and held by a set 'screw10 to rovide for the-change in the position of t member 11 and to maintain the same in adjusted the 6? from the outer end of shaft 6 and pass the shaft through the bearing of the: member" 10, replace the nut 6 andthen c'orinect the link 10* with the axle 4 which may be accomplished by first'rem'oving the wheel2 asis well understood. If desired, thesection fli1 1k'10 carried by the axle 4 may remain normally on said axle and to connect it with the member 11 all thatwill be irecess'a'ry is to telescopically engage the se'ction earried by the member 11 with the rse'ction carried by the axle and tighten'the set screw 10?.

Fro the above description it will be seen that this attachment may be quickly applied to or removed fromthe machine in connectionflwitli which it is designed to be used, and when not in use it may be stored in any suitable place.

From the foregoing description, taken in chnnection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will bereadily apparen't'to those skilled in the art towhich .the invention appertains and while I have described the'pri'n'ciple of operation of theinvention together wi th the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchailges may be made as are with in the scope of the claimed invention.

-What is claimed is- 1, 'll1e combinat on with a veh cle frame, a transmission housing, a vertical shaft journaled therein, means 'for driving said shaft,

agmowingdevice, a. support therefor slidably mounted upon the shaft, and means for preventing turning movement of the support upon the shaft.

2. The combination with a vehicle frame, a transmission h0using,a vertical shaft journaled therein, means for driving said shaft,

a mowing device, a vertical guide arranged at the side of the'shaft, asupport' for the mowing device slidably mounted upon the shaft and guide, and means for retaining the support vertically adjusted.

' In a mower attachment an inverted U- shaped mower support, a fingeiibar extending laterally from one arm thereof to support a' cutting device, a wheel mounted in the outer end of said finger bar, a second wheel mounted in the outer arm of the inverted U-shaped support for supporting the inner end of the finger bar in spaced relatlon to the ground, and means'for operating the cutting devlce.

'4. In a mower attachment a frame, a sup- 7 port suspended therefrom and being vertically adjustable cutting means carried by said support, and an adjustable bracev rod "connected to the support to form a brace,

regardless of the adjustment of the cutter support.

5. In combination a vehicle frame, a transmission housing, a vertical shaft journaled therein, means for driving said shaft, a mowlng dev1ce,a vertical U-shaped guide arranged at the side of the shaft, a support 7 for the mowing device slidably mounted A upon the shaft and arms of the guide, means 7 for retaining the support vertically adjusted; and the bridging portion of the U-shaped guide serving to prevent excessive downward movement of the support.

In testimony whereof, I, BARBARA CO LON, administratrixof'the estate of Charles Conlon, have" hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BARBARA CONLON,

'Admz'nstmtm'zrof Charles Oonlon, deceased.

V 'lVitne'ssesi I 1 IV. E, .GILLEN, J AMES E. "KELLY. I 

